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James Francis Edward Stuart
(Encyclopedia)James Francis Edward Stuart: see Stuart, James Francis Edward. ...Galahad, Sir
(Encyclopedia)Galahad, Sir gălˈəhădˌ [key], hero of Arthurian legend. He was the son of Launcelot and Elaine, the daughter of King Pelles. Because he was the noblest and purest of the knights of Christendom, h...Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett
(Encyclopedia)Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett: see Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron. ...Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley
(Encyclopedia)Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley: see Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of. ...Gawain, Sir
(Encyclopedia)Gawain, Sir gäˈwān, –wĭn [key], one of the most popular heroes of Arthurian legend; nephew of King Arthur. He was regarded, particularly in the early romances, as the model of chivalry—pure, b...Dent, Edward Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Dent, Edward Joseph, 1876–1957, English musicologist. He studied and taught at Cambridge. Dent wrote biographies of Alessandro Scarlatti (1905), Busoni (1933), and Handel (1934), and many critical w...Murrow, Edward Roscoe
(Encyclopedia)Murrow, Edward Roscoe, 1908–65, American news broadcaster, b. Greensboro, N.C. He joined the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in 1935 and became its European director two years later, assembling a...Baily, Edward Hodges
(Encyclopedia)Baily, Edward Hodges, 1788–1867, English sculptor. He studied under Flaxman. One of his best works is the statue of Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square, London. Other works include decorations for Bu...Coughlin, Charles Edward
(Encyclopedia)Coughlin, Charles Edward kŏgˈlĭn [key], 1891–1979, Roman Catholic priest in the United States, b. Ontario, Canada, grad. Univ. of Toronto, 1916. After study at St. Michael's College, Toronto, he ...Hopper, Edward
(Encyclopedia)Hopper, Edward, 1882–1967, American painter and engraver, b. Nyack, N.Y., studied in New York City with Robert Henri and other Ashcan School painters. Hopper lived in France for a year but was littl...Browse by Subject
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